1952 Vincent Black Lightning chords by David Byrne, Richard Thompson
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Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
(G major) Says Red Molly, to James,
"Well that's a fine (C major) motorbike
A girl could feel special on any (G major) such like"
Says James, to Red Molly,
"My hat's off to (C major) you
It's a Vincent Black Lightning,
(G major) 1952
Verse 2
And I've (D major) seen you on the corners and (C major) cafes,
it (G major) seems
(D major) Red hair and black leather,
my (C major) fa vorite color (G major) scheme"
And he (A minor) pulled her on be (C major) hind
And down to (G major) Boxhill
Verse 3
They'd Ride
Says James, to Red Molly,
"Here's a ring for your right (C major) hand
But I'll tell you in earnest
I'm a dangerous (G major) man
For I've fought with the law
Verse 4
since I was seventeen
(C major) I've robbed many a man
to get my Vincent machine
(G major) And (D major) now I'm twenty- one years,
I might (C major) make twenty- (G major) two
And I (D major) don't mind dyin' but
(C major) for the love of (G major) you
But if (A minor) fate should break my (C major) stride, then I'll give you my Vincent,
To (G major) Ride"
Interlude 1
(G major) (C major) (G major)
(C major) (G major)
Verse 5
"Come down Red (G major) Molly," called
Sargent (C major) McQuade
"For they've taken young James
Aidee for Armed Robbery
(G major) Shotgun blast hit his chest,
left nothing in (C major) side
Oh, come down, Red Molly,
Verse 6
to his dying bedside"
(G major) When she (D major) came to the hospital,
there (C major) wasn't much (G major) left
He was (D major) runnin' out of road. He was
(C major) runnin' out of (G major) breath
But he (A minor) smiled, to see her (C major) cry
And said, "I'll give you my Vincent
To (G major) Ride"
Verse 7
(G major)
Said James, "In my opinion,
there's nothing in this (C major) world
Beats a '52 Vincent
and a Redheaded (G major) girl
Now Nortons and Indians and
Greevses won't (C major) do
Oh, they don't have a Soul
like a Vincent (G major) '52"
Well he (D major) reached for her hand and he
Verse 8
(C major)
slipped her the key (G major) s
He (D major) said, "I've got no further (C major) use for (G major) these
I (D major) see Angels on Ariels (C major) in leather and chrome
(G major) Swoop (D major) in' down from Heaven
(C major) to carry (G major) me home"
And he gave (A minor) her
Verse 9
one last
kiss (C major) and died
And he gave her his Vincent
To (G major) Ride
Outro 1
(G major) (C major) (G major)
1952 Vincent Black Lightning
David Byrne, Richard Thompson
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